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Section OneSetoOn Pages 1 t 10 Paets to 10 VOL. XLI ,MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1921 NO. 11 MILLIONS PAID BY PUBLIC fOR STOL[N GOODS Former Express Messenger Tells of Conspiracy to Steal Merchandise From Company GOVERNMENT MONEY LOST More Than Eight Million Paid Out by U. S. Treasury on Lost and Damage Claims Macon, Ga., March 15.-Telling calmly how he stole hundreds of dol lars worth of goods ,including bicy cles, lawn mowers, suits of clothes, shirts, ladies' hose and dresses, R. C. Brinson of Millen former express mes senger, who ileaded guilty Monday to the charge o stealing from the Amer ican Railway Express Company, was the leading witness for the govern ment today in the trial of the fifty four men charged with conspiracy to steal $1,000,000 worth of merchandise' from the express company while it was under government control. Brinson, who was the last witness of the day related how the stealing began when the wages of the express messengers were cut during the lat ter part of 1917; how the goods were (isposed of through certain agents along the road; and how lie and oth er messengers received orders for ar ticles wanted. Business Too Big Brinson said the ekpress messeniers formulated the combine to steal when the express company took away ben uses and dispensed with the check ing system when the volume of busi ness became too big to handle with books. "W. A. Benson of Chattanooga, as sstant to the vice president of the American Railway Express Coimpany, in charge of accounts, testified that the American Railway Express Coin pany has already been reibersed fro mthe United States Treasury to the amount of $19,700,000 to cover loss incurred by the company during the six months guaranty period ex tenldimg from March 1, 1920 to Sep tember 1, 1920. The loss and damage claims for that period will exceed $12,000,000, according to Mr. Benson. Over $8,000,000,000 Paid Out Though the government has not yet paid $12,000,000 for loss and dlamage claims, it has paid out an average of $2,000,000 a month covering a pe riod of four months. In January, 1921, $834,893.75 was paid out in addition to the $8,000,000 paid in 1920. This last sum was also paid to cover claims for traffic handled within the six months period. Mr. Benson explained that einims paid under loss. and (:mage accounts included expenses incurred through loss, dlamage and destruction. '"The loss and (ahmage was incurred through goods stolen." Mr. Benson said in answer to Mr. Powers' ques tion on-the matter. Wallace Miller, attorney for thirty two of the defenhants conducted the cross examination for the defense. He asked Mr. Benson the deficit from operation during the six months. "The total deficit was $30,899.90." Mr. Benson answered. "The gross re ceipt.s for the same period w'e-re $62, 772,560.561." YARN MILLS EXIE"T CUTS IN PRODUCTION Charlotte, N. C., March 15.-Fur ther drastic curtailnent in pro(ue tion by Southern soft an1d hard yarn spimning mills genaerally in the early future, was predicted today by Roh ert Chapman of Cheraw, S. C., presi dent of the Southern Consolidated Yarn Spinners' association, followin g a meeting here of the executive com mittee of the organization. Sum mariz ing the present situa tion1, Mr. Chapman (decla redl that tthe yarn spminers rea lize thvat curtailment of prod(1uction is ine1v itable, "nnt)less there is a radIical change ini the market c~onditions, and that is not an imme (iate prospect." Most of the mnills arec now running three andl eour (lays In the week, a small number a r( completely hIdIe, while ainother simallI numtber arie rutn aning full time, "'praictically all Of them runnl3)ingi on hopes,'' with ver~y fewv sales, said Mr. Chatpmatn, adding that all night work has baen elimai natedl long since. T1he situeat ion outl inted, Mr.. Chap. Ran exlhainedl, is the baisi2s for hiis predlictiona of more drastic curitail ment of praoduction in the nea rfu SUJMTlER MAN FACES SERtIOUS CHARGES Sumter, March 135.-W. H1. Thomas, a white man of this community, is hel in jail (cha1rgedl wvith a very serious carime. Late Sunday naight, twvo negro mten, Ell is .Jackson andl Rtichard Sumter daished into po01ice headquarters wvith a story of having been aittacked by a white man while in the companay oif two negro women; that the wvhite mani hadl driven them away witht a pistol and then had at temptedl to assault one of the wvomen. Twvo officers, Carrigan andl 'ChandI~ler, set out immediately in the -(depart ment's car for the latce named, just beyond city limits, on West Ilamp) ton avenue. When they arrived they found' Thomas struggling with a young negr~o woman whose cloth ing had1( been partly torn from her in the struggle. Thomas wvas taken into custody. lie had been drinking and wvas undler the influence of liquor. A warrant was sworn out charging him wvith attemptedl criminal assault and he will be triedl at the next term of court. The witnesses against Thomas are two policemen ,two ne-. gro men aind one negro woman. HEAVY W[EK IN CRIMINAL COURT Court convened in Maniing Monday with Judge Peurifoy presiding. Soli citor Frank McLeod was right on his job as the convictions below will show. Mr. Stack is the stenographer. This term of court is the most largely at tended sessioh Clarendon county has ever experienced. In fact, there are more cases to be tried than ever be fore, and the court house is pa -ked to overflowing every day. The grand jury finished their work late yesterday afternoon and the following is the presentment: 0 Presentment of Grand Jury for Spring term 1921: To his Honor Jas. E. Peurifoy pre siding judge: We the Grand Jury beg to report that we have taken up and carefully considered all bills handed us by the Solicitor and have passed on the same The following committees have been appointed for the year. Finance Committee T. Nimmer, T. M. Kennedy, G. M. Smith. EAlucational Committee R. ). White, R. W. Chewning, H. D. Dubrow. Chaingang Committee J. S. Ridgeway, E. A. Flemming, .J. P. Coleman. Building Committee S. M. Reardon, J. J. Barnes, (. C. Beatson. We beg to say that we have ap pointed these committees, and that matters requiring the attention of the Grand Jury will be diligently and thoroughly looked after. Thanking His Honor for all cour tesies shown us. W. R. Keels Foreman. T'rue [ills Ella Kingwood, murder. Charlie Wilder, assault and bat tery. R. A. Pierson, assault and battery intent to kill. Clarence HIaynesworth, grand lar ceny. Isaac Gibson, grand larceny. Alex Lawson, grand larceny. Isaac Gibson, forgery. Remus White, violating prohibition law. Richard Dears, disposing property under lien. Laurence Grifni, disposiig proper ty under lien. Philip White, grand larceny. Jim Williams, grand larceny. Cecil Williams, house breaking. Luciusi Otis, assault and battery in tent to kill. Ellison Bryant, seduction. Quay 1). Hood and Latta flood, ob tain ing goods under fal.:e pretense. Doe Townsend, stealing from house. John Wesley alias Samin Richardson, house breaking and larceny. . Henretta Gamble, violating prohihi tion law. Lou is Scott, liquor. I. 11. Davis, liquor. Henry Wilson, liquor. M1lott Gaymon, liquor. Ben Holliday, liquor. .Jim Way, liquor. Hfeltonl Richardson ,liquor. Pinckney Felder, liquor. B. K. Drakeford, liquor. York Gamble, assault battery in tent to kill. Romey David, house breaking anid lareeny. Neta Plowden, assault battery with intent to kill, carrying concealed wealpons. Hester an1d Abralan Johnsoln, grand larceny. William Dingle, gra mal larcefv. William Iley, offiial miscoiduct. Frank William , violating check law. Ellis Joe, July Felder, disposiig prIoperty uIndler I ien. (Casesi Tlried (Charl ie CounocilI, fo rgery, thlree yeairs. Ella Kingwvooud, muirdler, not. guiltv. Charlie WVilIder, thriee years. R. A. P'ierson, mist ril. Clarence HlaynesworthI, two years aind $300.00. Isaae Gibsoni, twio yea~irs anil $3010. Alex I awsonm, thIiree years and $500. Isaae Gibson, thiree years andl $5001. Rtem us Whtit e, gnilty not sen tencedl. Richard IDeas, two years or $3100. L~awreiice Griimn, guilty not sea teniced. PhiIi p White, twot years andii $500. im WVill iamis, two years and $501). Cecil Williams, ref'ormatory six year s. Lucius Orlis, eigh teen miontIhs or $500. D~oe Tlownsei two years and $500. John Wesley alias Sami Richardson, twvo and half years and $500. York Gamible, guilty, six months or $200. H enry Wilson, guilty not sentenced. sAlott. Gaymnon, not guilty. J1im \Vay, guilty inot senteniced. MOB lYNCHIES NEGRO( Texarkana, Texas, March 1 5.-. Browvnie Tuttle, negro, charged with assault on an aged wvhite woman near Hope, Ark., early today, was taken from the Hope Cit~y jail early tonight by a mob otf 300 persons and hanged at a spot about~ 50 feet from the jail. Posses searched the wvoods all after noon between IHope nnd Washington Ark., seeking the negro. The woman, who lived at Hatties ville, Ark., was on her wvay to the home of her daughter a few miles out of Hlattiesville. A pair of faded brown overalls freshly bloodstained, found in Tut tle's home, was declared by the mob to ho sumcient evidence to complete the identificntion of the nner. MISS TORA BA( REPRESENT PALM Miss Tora Bagnal is the e resent Clarendon at The Paln bia March 28th to April 2nd. people to work and get her s( Palmafesta. The Queen will manner: With each admiss there will be attached a ticket contestants. You vote for yo the one having the largest nounced as Queen of the Pali people to get out the votes fo friends in Columbia to vote grounds. Have them get theii we will have Miss Tora ridin All the pomp and glory of this This will be a great honor selected out of forty-five your in the state except Richland. will be presented with the fic chased in Columbia; her picti the leading picture companie, in every pictlwe house in the c court of attendants and will I the city; in fact she will be thE busy and hell) make Miss Tori Palmafesta. The Vote: Miss Tora Bagnal. Miss Myrtle DesCha NO DEMND FOR COTION BY B[LGIAN MILLS Editor ManniingTimes I ai enclosing. a letter from :\r. Maybanks representative in Belgium, which lie has kindly consented to allow me to publish. As it states the condi tion of trade and the future outlook for cotton in a clear an strong light and 1 (10 hope every farmer an m1111er chant will read and can fully digest the advice he gives the American far mer, relating to the cottol crop we are now planting. The farmer that has the credit or money and labor-that goes ah(ad and I plants a full Crop of cotton is a slack er--and should be ostracised at the banks wheni he Calls for credit. If we make a half crop this year. we will get a full price for this cottoli we are holding and a good price for what we make this vear. F. C. Thomas, President Clarendon Branch A meri can Cotton Association. Ghe~nt, Belgium, Fcb. I 1. 1921 'lessrs. John F. \l ayb:an ks & Co., Charleston, S. C Dear. Sirs: My object. in writinig present letteri is to make you furither acquainted with conditions prevailing on this side: 'lhe situation has remained Itn. changed since writiing you last, amd ther' can he no thought whatever of any busines.s ill Helgium. Spinners coitinue to iesell their cotton amongst themselves at anyt hilg they can get, for it for thesake of making moiney, and to delay tle financial cris is. They are supplied for at. least live to six Ionths ahead oil account oif the enuormuis shoit time they had1( to wirk on, ini order' not to incr iease their ailrieady v'er i'g stocks of yarnls. I haive toldl you beftoi'e t halt, duruing the whole oIf this season, Texas aind O)rleans-Tlexas cotton ha~s been imuch cheaper than other growths, so that. practically no cot toni other than Ti'ex as and Orleans-Tle xas has beein bought hiere., Acs I see t he sit uat ionm hei'e, lielgian spuinn r i mu S ilist hv l o~hstI ~u't a p ximate-I lacy after delay of shlipment is being asked for, andl (tiur cotmpeti tois whot have come oiut, all the t ime withI ex tremely low pi'ices, andot who gt sit to say most. of the bus;iiess idone, ar~e n uow in a terrlible lix. lDraf'ts, tor coit ton already shiptped anid iinvuoicedl, have to bue ren'ewed. tJniiei' these ciricum - staiice's we can only lie glad we have nt dlone( ainy butsiniess, I cani evelnS~ sy that I have not been I too 'ager to sell (titton for anly of my Iih i.s. Tfhe situaitionl iof our1 spmneiiris is reallyi so deploraible, t hat it is lmoitst a necessity for' the A merican firmus tot help them. I must, say thalt so far BelgianI sp iniiei's have all behaved ex treimely wvelI, as it. luns come to my knowledge that ai goodl man~y Fre'(nch spinnlers have sim01ply callel led their contractts leaving the A mericain ship por1S to ge't out iof thec situaitdton aiS wvellI as they couldI. Of' courise, law suits might be matide, but, it is really cluestionable wVhether'l imuchl will be ob tiined buy themi. It is only tot be hloped -that the A mericain pulanter' will see the dalnger' olf thie sittiuationl, andlt wVill redutce hiis aer'eage to ai iimumilti. It is thet only' salvation for th(' spiner ats w'll as for the planter. Unless the marlket impr'oves veryV much wvithin the ne(xt few months, I am afraid thatt many failures wvill have to be recorded. I am, dear' sirs, Very truly yours, Paiul Pflicgcr. 'NAL TO CLARENDON AFESTA WEEK uccessful contestant to rep afesta to be held in Colum It is now up to Clarendon lection as the Queen of the be selected in the following ion ticket into the display giving the names of all the ur favorite young lady and iumbei'r of votes will be an nafesta. So it is up to our r Miss Tora. Write your for her as they go in the friends to (1o the same and on the Queen's float with restive occasion. to the winner as she will be ig ladies from every county The successful contestant it trosseau that can be pur ire will be taken by one of ; and thrown on the screen ountry. She will have a big )e given airplane rides over big "it." So everybody get a Bagnal the Queen of The - - 4415 - mps---------_ 2750 EJ-W' PLANS MADE IN IMI1GRATION 1'oimmissioner Declares His Scheme Has Heen Approved By Seeretary of Labor Washingttonl, March 1..-Pailas to livert imnigranuts froi the citite' and ndustrial ceniters, and to coordinate gencies of the departieints of il terior, agricuj lt re. aid lino to place the new comers oil simlli farms were 1tumoun11ced today by W. W. Hlushand, omll III issionler gtn'eral (if immigration. Mlr. Ilu1sband( , who succe eded Anthony 1. Camninletti, was swornl inl today. The ne.w comml llissionler genleral nadi publ111 Ic ia la approved by SecIe lary Davis which lie delared would lelp solve the i lligratiol problem Ind at the samile timlie correct the eco lomlic sitt -ition ariAsing from the flow if popu hi ion to tin h rer cities. "There is hand elough il this -ountry for millions of smlall farmls, 'ommlniissionier I11usband said. "Our plan not to replace A merican armilers with foreigners but to cre-0e lew farmiis and nake n'w fari'rs thereby ilcrtasing the i'SouT'es of the nation. Oar imm01 igration problei is largely a problem if distiibution a)f the imml liigranlts. "'le miiajiority Id our ililigrallts Ire peaslits, and vssenitially faruiiers. "()urI plan is linot to scattter these peopli olit in siiarsely settled sec tions and put theiim up against the probleis tha t our pionters went through. Neither do we plan to start foreign settlements or Commun111it ies inl the strict sense of the term, but we pilan io group thei, soitwhat )n the 1."urlopeanwll dage phinl and asei tihlm the advaitaes of expert agriculturlal :and homle demlonstrationl instr uct ion lhroinh tuiiiuus d t. ent f agriculttire an d to :id thems inl itian avantaiiehofth rm oa "th y s adli ngl( th ei. i' m igrtion probl liim fintis manner weaiiah will d awa iwvsiht'e rd tiuer aiTh ftarmit h tvlhee forttiaf aneinizaio Wiu att'hillon hieb t -o..-A ivnew isu oa farmtl oI lit' bonds t olth wille roaly beii iiirl for subscrip tionin the~ inext fewl daysi~ treasur alicialst sajid tonligh 't vn luuit afthe funim ct' i so of tFi'eb-ii 1W li iiathte 'ederal~i' farmt l ith ac et wulibe madntte. ona osbebth n Nhy efor thes funds March b5. ''avail abl eo actuali luoandg. I li "Iwn Sth pritsent moeyit markeit thell aon te w11i ll have to beii advanced sa~i.'"Th 'intrst~ raeite lito the state ioers wiile hve Tonii be co epioig "i~Theil f lot' Nhwolrd ies hpu thatdjo &h maretc Cmay antir farmni bonds''eqa~lt to the borrowtingat. demand oreut of ao inacian prationes of)hi eute thie adtricy oo n cl ot onih LOCAL HAPPENINGS Of I TWENTY YEARS AGO March 20th, 1901 1 The M-fanning Methodist church is being repainteld. Smith & Dennis, merchants of Seloe, have moved to Timmonsville. A big fire )ccurred inl Sumter last Monday night with a total damage of about $40.000. --- t Petitions from all the stations oni the Central Railroad will be sent to the Railroad Commission, asking that 1 the Atlantic Coast Line be required to run two passenger trains each way daily on this road. The town council is putting the sidewalk in front of the stores facing the cour 1thouse in good condition. This Council has had a great cal of good work done and it has ktpt the town out of debt too. I-on. William HIenry Thomas of Charleston ,died last Monday at the home of his father-in-law, Ilon. James E. Tindai, near ieiders. W. E'. .Jenkinlson was selling, yard vide Pereales for 5c. WAGE REDUCTIONS TO BE OPPOSED Iailway Efforts Sure to le lejected MANY WORKEIRS MEET First Oflicial Refusal Expected to Be Submitted to New York Ceintral New Yor k, March -1.- 1vThe waee retductiois proposed for unskiilled lahr by the various railroads in the vast prolblhly will he re.iected by the workers, a canvi'ss of olicials of the interested ullioll orgmiizations indi catecd herie tonight. The first (4ficial announticc1llement of the ref usal o f the reductioll is expected tomornw when ll't l'Seltati%'vs of the wocrkeis will ieet ill c Iference with uilcials (f the New Yrk ('i n reply to that rodal's propolIsal to cut wale'es from 17t to 21 per ceit. W hile li " ollicial stat eni t ls wer' inmdo by tillio tn lers it was lear'n' 'hat the vrious ore-anization. have been. hohdlin- conferenlces here. duri intl till- hast few days mdii allh ve virtually ag'-red to declIine the\ waIV cnts and let the whole m1atter g to the railroad labor board at ChicaeL. Tl woclwes tke the position that the 1igur.s :ii dat a sblimitt by the railroad do not show slihic-ent cause for the redictions ad call loct he substantiated in a hearinig. That the railroad workers hal atigred (nl a plicy to tightl. tihe I ductiolns vas imicaieid bv ihe111irmoc inl d anil the date ()iw( week for the secoi conference with th New York Central oll'ici-dls. This confer. c'nCc' wIas oriiginlally st fo- lanh 22. Ile latest reductiols nrolpsed hv the( railrocads was nule todlav hv the Cenitral Railro iof N w lerse v hich woub eu w fll ungvs o ll iiiskille labo(r from 10 to 17 cen!ts per- hour. fe t I A pril 1. I'l i l repre ntil a tives will make their fial replY to this hop o i l .1: h 21. Waet reduction-- ranad ini. from l7 to 23 per vvent. I'or marinec workers 1eniploved by theIt railrms ' nl' n York hrritwa alolrnd tinl c'xai' ztjc ii ofllitt eral of il e'ersZ~ cifi all ralrnI lwith~ term'il It this 11(11r ic'. Th proposal ill till ciubmito Ill. immedliatel 10 v: orkrs hv t he c vaii usc il mi s .l'mc 1g P (hilm' ilha .Iach 4 . A11 tconr 11ne1 bet ilween he'iii offou ic ail I the'l exec'utiv conun1 Site of t'he as ein'till' If ra'c ilwye' 5111 Ixct iv was~ hld herel'~ fc today11111 in telilSillethe lhom's De'ai'i t Cuyter.III o'chirman of11 I il acsc'inton At ' i t coclu siontI tc (10 uii it ' anouncedyprogr's had beena~l (If i'onili'non.1 interest. Y urthe thanlll' l tis nedithi the nailrom executies eto ail'ctwaI exectivtios are expeinl to tere tnhe t.n eoeteUie IARDING CA[D ON TO MAKE A DECISION (eptublicanl Leaders in Squiabb'- Over Tariff Plan P'IESIl)ENT MO0VING SL,(W \pproves Plan to Alake Antidumping IegislIation First on Program Washington, March 115.--Approval vas given by President Iardin g today o the proposal to make anti- dumping IId A merican valuation of imlports noasures the first fiscal legislation to iw iacted at the Special session of o.,ngress, called to meet April 11. The Piesiident, meeting wii h Chair Ion ,cnl'nose and Fordney of the Sen ite Flinnlice Committee and the 1I)Use Mays and Means Committee, re ;pectively, agrced to the decisions '(Iched at. ystehday's conference of Republican memlbers of the two con mittees ;inl Secretary of the Treasury Iellon, and it was hidicat-ed he prom sed to throw his influence behind the Iwo measuris delnitelv decided on. The question of whether priority ;hould be given tariff revision legis ation or internal tax revision meas res was still undecided, Senator Pen ose and Representative Fodney Said ifter their call (in the President. Mr. larding discussed Ihe u1ntter with hem, they said, alo in view of in. Ibi lity of Republican members of the wAO corn mmittees to reach a unanimous greenent on the question, indicated hbat he dtEired to considr the mat er further before arriving at a rev >mlendation. To Meet With P'resident Other members of the two commit ves, the chair man said, probably will 3e called into conference with the President with the idea of reaching ni agreeient accep lble, if possible, o all. The two chairmenil stated that Ie' exIectld to hold another confer nee with the President soonl, prob ibly before the enld of the pieselt veek. The President seeied to be in com pleti ccord with the agreement rached at yesterlay's conference that, I he anti-dumliping and the A merican valuation of ilports legislation he islied through as soon as possible af ter ('onig'ss (iCoIvenes, he two chai' Imen1 said. Chairman -'ordnevy, whose 'lnuilittee will have (harge of tie. iraftinei and reportin of i the legisla tion, said the two mIIeasrIies probably wild be compiled inl one bill, which he saidl wojuld be remidy frl considera tionl before the llueas soonl as i "Would Eliminate Advanltate" Anti-dumpingt legishIt ion, as pro posedl at yestelday's conferenice, would lIe des ' iled through a spicial tax to relieve American umnufet urer's from om eiinwith imports Se'lilg b - lI)w th(e cost of Anwricall produc ets. 'le Other proposel ligislation would irovide t hat ml valorImn duties ol impm-ts shall bI)( levied oil the basis itf the A mericaln dolliar insteai of oin Ite valuation at thi(e poini t of origin. lIhis, spoinsrs d the lii, phitiol de. lme, w 'u libiiliate it alldvaintag IOW hel ) for)i'gln 1i'ufgeInre)s thruhh i n i x Tin disenss igpriority of ax or tari'lY revisionl, Wer (T Illierst; n toI h a ;Ive 'Iaid be ifo re the tlr sident the vii' w 4i f the( noi jr - ity ill th two comim ittes that tariff leuislat ioin Shouhl havo, pr cedtuite withI tax rv i nl clsvily fiotlloiing. Th views of th1oe wht bn-lieve that tax ,' re iiOn 1 h ul ;111 n p -cede anly cIlalni ti t ariiif aw umlaid s:toold t., h1"\A- beeni pnrv entned. The 'reshi eti' ' n 1ij 1 atck to the W hite I.lat ie .o . .ami ..gli t meety mahe l two chai'.n ndim. tiallyfiiO wentai' et intocno-e itha ittotn, wArv hi.,den aofiilts. iThe conferi he' ' la~d bte ltihr as-gomre ofi' an hori dboliI oml has'Qi ig twh teive er ultnaum tn ulinmtu Wen-a ,;w a g t